The Australian Government Antarctic Division leads Australia's Antarctic Program. As an agency of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, our charter is to ensure Australia's Antarctic interests are advanced. The AAD was established in 1948 to support Australia's Antarctic expeditions.
The AAD, provides logistic support, maintaining research stations and managing scientific research programs on land and in the Southern Ocean.
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